CESSA Protocols & Standards Subcommittee Meeting 01/18/2024

CESSA Protocols & Standards Subcommittee Meeting January 18, 2024, 2:30 - 4:00 pm via Zoom

Meeting Minutes - Approved by Members 02/01/2024

Call to Order/Roll Call

  • Meeting called to order by Cindy at 2:33pm (via Zoom)
  • Drew moved Approval of 12/7 meeting minutes, Lee Ann seconded
  • Members Present: Michelle Churchey-Mims (Designee for Blanca Campos) (Present and Approved), Brent Reynolds (Present and Abstained), Cindy Barbera-Brelle (Present and Approved), David Albert/Lee Ann Reinert (Present and Approved), Drew Hansen (Present and Approved), Shelley Dallas (Present and Abstained)

State Updates (Lee Ann Reinert)

  • Have been working with the advocates and DHS leg office on some revisions to CESSA. We learned from Access Living that they have filed a request with LRB to extend the deadline for CESSA, asking for another year past the July 2024 deadline.
    • There are additional things we are working on with them through the initial legislative processes. Will have more to share in upcoming weeks.

Updates on Protocol Vendors (Cindy)

  • Workgroup had a meeting yesterday to review protocols that could lead to mental/behavioral health response. As we work through the protocols, we may suggest additional questions. For others, we decided to drop, as they are purely a law enforcement or fire response.
  • Follow up meeting with Priority Dispatch to develop a plan to review protocol alignment with the IRLM.
    • There will be additional meetings to better understand their system. However, our work with PowerPhone will give up a better idea of how to move forward with Priority Dispatch.
  • Cindy has previously worked with PowerPhone in the past. They seem to allow more flexibility and accepting changes that are agency specific.
  • Still need to determine a strategy for testing use cases to assess fit with the IRLM and a strategy for linking protocols to IRLM acuity levels and dispatch decisions.
  • There are less "independent" PSAPs, many have switched over to PowerPhone or Priority Dispatch already.

Update on Regional Advisory Committee Pilots/Project Plans

  • Regionally appointed PSAP and EMS Medical Director are convening other PSAPS and EMS Medical Directors for PSAPS using the identified vendor
  • This group will be the recipient of the proposed protocol changes that will be downloaded from the Protocol and Standards Subcommittee*
  • The Vendor Subcommittee shall support the work of individualizing dispatch decisions based on resources available in their community
  • The Vendor Subcommittee shall support the work of making the changes in the computerized-assisted dispatch systems
  • The Vendor Subcommittee shall support the work and share results from early pilots
  • The RACs and Vendor Subcommittees will review data collection plans from the CESSA Systems Integration and Data Management Technical Subcommittee that will be used to collect data to evaluate the pilot projects
  • The RACs and Vendor Subcommittees will review training plans from the CESSA Training and Education Technical Subcommittee and if necessary make recommendations for regional specific training
  • Status of RAC Project Plans
    • Regionally appointed PSAP and EMS Medical Director are convening other PSAPS and EMS Medical Directors for PSAPS using the identified vendor
    • This group will be the recipient of the proposed protocol changes that will be downloaded from the Protocol and Standards Subcommittee*
    • The Vendor Subcommittee shall support the work of individualizing dispatch decisions based on resources available in their community
    • The Vendor Subcommittee shall support the work of making the changes in the computerized-assisted dispatch systems
    • The Vendor Subcommittee shall support the work and share results from early pilots
    • The RACs and Vendor Subcommittees will review data collection plans from the CESSA Systems Integration and Data Management Technical Subcommittee that will be used to collect data to evaluate the pilot projects
    • The RACs and Vendor Subcommittees will review training plans from the CESSA Training and Education Technical Subcommittee and if necessary make recommendations for regional specific training

Next Meeting Date

  • February 1, 2024

Public Comment

  • There was no public comment.

Adjournment

  • Meeting adjourned by Cindy Barbera-Brelle at 2:59pm.